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Cheshire

Elegant and historic Chester is the perfect base from which to explore a region rich in canals, waterways and railway heritage, not to mention scenery, on both sides of the border with Wales.

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Canals, Steam & Historic Chester
From Only £599.00

Featuring two of the 'Seven Wonders of the Canals', this active tour based in historic Chester offers exciting heritage from Roman times to the golden industrial age of waterways and railways.

Duration: 5 Days
3 dates available
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Floral Cheshire & Beyond
From Only £605.00

Our summertime tour based in historic Chester includes visits to some of the finest gardens in Cheshire, The Wirral, and the Welsh Borders. Bursting with an abundance of colourful floral displays and impressive historic houses plus a relaxing river cruise and nostalgic steam train journey.

Duration: 5 Days
02/06/2024 and
04/08/2024
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Six Wonders of the Waterways
From Only £1,515.00

There are said to be 'Seven Wonders of the Waterways' and on this great railway holiday we visit six! Our Railtrail grand tour begins at the very heart of the industrial revolution at a hotel within the Ironbridge World Heritage site, then explores the masterpieces of Victorian engineering with boat trips and steam trains galore.

Duration: 10 Days
08/06/2024 and
14/09/2024
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UK, Euro & Worldwide 2024

Award Winning rail holidays in the UK, Europe & Worldwide, departing in 2024

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Amsterdam, Tulips, Cheese & Steam
From Price: £1,399.00
Duration: 6 Days
Departure Date: 10/04/2024
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Bavarian Rail Rider
From Price: £1,199.00
Duration: 6 Days
Departure Date: 08/08/2024
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The Big Five versus The Stoosbahn
From Price: £2,089.00
Duration: 8 Days
2 dates available
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The Cream of Cornish Coasts & Country
From Price: £795.00
Duration: 5 Days
3 dates available
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Canals, Steam & Historic Chester
From Price: £599.00
Duration: 5 Days
3 dates available
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Dorset Coast & Isle of Wight Steam
From Price: £780.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
<img src="boatcruise.jpeg" alt="Caledonian Canal Boat Cruiset"/>
 
Exclusive Inverness & Treasures of the Highlands
From Price: £789.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 13/02/2024
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Forest of Dean Steam & the Wye Valley
From Price: £689.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
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Festive Highlands Tartan & Taster
From Price: £529.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 03/12/2024
<img src="arleyhallflowers©arleyhall.jpeg" alt="Erdigg House & Gardens"/>
 
Floral Cheshire & Beyond
From Price: £605.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
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Great German Rail Ale Trail
From Price: £2,049.00
Duration: 9 Days
Departure Date: 27/04/2024
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Glorious Isles of Scilly
From Price: £2,529.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 07/07/2024
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Grand Tours - Coastal Nostalgia in the Sunny South
From Price: £1,859.00
Duration: 10 Days
2 dates available
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The Grand Tour - Derry To Kerry
From Price: £2,219.00
Duration: 12 Days
Departure Date: 19/09/2024
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The Grand Tour - Land's End to John O'Groats
From Price: £2,949.00
Duration: 12 Days
Departure Date: 05/09/2024
<img src="llangollen-canal-©-shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Llangollen Canal"/>
 
Six Wonders of the Waterways
From Price: £1,515.00
Duration: 10 Days
2 dates available
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Grand Tour - The Transpyrenean
From Price: £2,905.00
Duration: 15 Days
2 dates available
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Grand Tour by Rail - Wales Coast to Coast
From Price: £2,035.00
Duration: 12 Days
Departure Date: 26/09/2024
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Harris & Lewis Island Discovery
From Price: £1,819.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 01/05/2024
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Heritage Bath & Ancient Wiltshire
From Price: £799.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 22/07/2024
<img src="crofthouse-northuist-shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Croft House North Uistr"/>
 
The Hebrides & the Kyle Line
From Price: £2,025.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 22/08/2024
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Hebridean Odyssey
From Price: £1,999.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 06/06/2024
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Highland Adventure
From Price: £519.00
Duration: 4 Days
4 dates available
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Golden Highlander
From Price: £799.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
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Springtime Highlander
From Price: £585.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
<img src="jacobitesteamtrainonglenfinnanviaduct©shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Jacobite on the Glenfinnr"/>
 
Summer Highlander
From Price: £889.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 18/06/2024
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Highland Rail Voyager
From Price: £470.00
Duration: 4 Days
Departure Date: 21/10/2024
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Harrogate New Year Celebration
From Price: £609.00
Duration: 4 Days
Departure Date: 30/12/2024
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Harrogate Christmas Celebration
From Price: £819.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 23/12/2024
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Heart of Wales Steam & the Brecon Beacons
From Price: £650.00
Duration: 5 Days
4 dates available
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Harz Mountains Steam - the jewel of Germany
From Price: £1,475.00
Duration: 7 Days
3 dates available
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Harz Mountains Winter Wonderland
From Price: £1,189.00
Duration: 7 Days
2 dates available
<img src="stmary'sharbour.jpeg" alt="Tresco Abbey"/>
 
Isles of Scilly Discovery
From Price: £1,995.00
Duration: 7 Days
Departure Date: 22/04/2024
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Isle of Man Explorer
From Price: £699.00
Duration: 5 Days
3 dates available
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Jersey, Guernsey, Herm & Sark
From Price: £1,725.00
Duration: 9 Days
4 dates available
<img src="ullswaterlake&valley©shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Ullswater Lake and Valley"/>
 
Lake District & Cumbrian Mountains Explorer
From Price: £1,039.00
Duration: 6 Days
2 dates available
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Lapland Winter Wonderland by Rail
From Price: £3,529.00
Duration: 11 Days
Departure Date: 08/01/2024
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Majorca's Hidden Trails & Treasures
From Price: £1,225.00
Duration: 6 Days
Departure Date: 29/09/2024
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North Norfolk Coast, the Broads & Steam
From Price: £765.00
Duration: 5 Days
3 dates available
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Nostalgic Lakeland Railways & Cumbria
From Price: £699.00
Duration: 5 Days
3 dates available
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The Orkney & Shetland Explorer
From Price: £1,529.00
Duration: 7 Days
3 dates available
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Picturesque Pitlochry & The Enchanted Forest
From Price: £869.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 14/10/2024
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Queen of Scots
From Price: £1,699.00
Duration: 8 Days
2 dates available
<img src="jacobitesteamtrainontheglenfinnanviaduct©adobestock.jpeg" alt="Jacobite Steam train"/>
 
Queen of Scots & Edinburgh
From Price: £1,769.00
Duration: 9 Days
2 dates available
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Royal Berkshire, Oxford & Christmas Castles
From Price: £975.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 03/12/2024
<img src="crathescastle©shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Crathes Castle"/>
 
Royal Deeside Explorer
From Price: £1,269.00
Duration: 8 Days
2 dates available
<img src="jacobiteontheglenfinnanviaduct©shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Jacobite Steam Strain"/>
 
Romantic Highlander
From Price: £999.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
<img src="belpermill©shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Belper Mill"/>
 
Rail & Ramble in Historic Derbyshire
From Price: £850.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 30/05/2024
<img src="cliftonsuspensionbridge©-shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Clifton Suspension Bridge"/>
 
Shipshape & Bristol Fashion!
From Price: £720.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
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Step Back in Tyne - Discover the North East
From Price: £599.00
Duration: 5 Days
3 dates available
<img src="carltonhilledinburgh©shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Carlton Hill"/>
 
Stirling Cities of Scotland by Rail
From Price: £639.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
<img src="bo'ness&kinneilrailwayatstation©shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Bo'Ness & Kinneil Railway"/>
 
Scottish Steam, Malt & Ale Trail
From Price: £699.00
Duration: 5 Days
5 dates available
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Swiss Christmas Snow Train Adventure
From Price: £1,975.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 22/12/2024
<img src="shetlandislands©shutterstock.jpeg" alt="The Shetland Island"/>
 
Scotland's Far North, Shetland & Orkney
From Price: £1,399.00
Duration: 6 Days
2 dates available
<img src="theedenproject©shutterstock.jpeg" alt="The Eden Project"/>
 
Springtime Gardens of Cornwall
From Price: £695.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
<img src="edinburghchristmasmarket©shutterstock.jpeg." alt="Edinburgh Christmas Market ">
 
Spectacular Scotland at Christmas
From Price: £1,169.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 20/12/2024
<img src="cardiffcastleatdartmouth.jpeg" alt="River Dart Cruise"/>
 
Steam & Sail in the Elegant English Riviera
From Price: £555.00
Duration: 5 Days
4 dates available
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The Australian (Flight Inclusive)
From Price: £5,989.00
Duration: 20 Days
Departure Date: 23/05/2024
<img src="puffingbilly4©istock.jpeg" alt="Puffing Billy Railway, Creek Trestle Bridge"/>
 
The Australian (Ground Only)
From Price: £4,599.00
Duration: 18 Days
Departure Date: 24/05/2024
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Dutch Maximum Steam Weekend
From Price: £1,199.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 05/09/2024
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Eastern USA Fall Colours Steam (Flight Inclusive)
From Price: £4,289.00
Duration: 13 Days
Departure Date: 02/10/2024
<img src="shaylocomotivestosummitofbaldknob.jpeg" alt="Shay Locomotives"/>
 
Eastern USA Fall Colours Steam (Ground Only)
From Price: £3,399.00
Duration: 12 Days
Departure Date: 02/10/2024
<img src="harzsnow2015adobestock_28961260.jpeg" alt="Harz Mountains Snow"/>
 
Saxony & Harz Winter Steam Extravaganza
From Price: £2,199.00
Duration: 11 Days
Departure Date: 08/02/2024
<img src="blonay-chamby3.jpeg" alt="Blonay Chamby"/>
 
Lake Geneva Spring Steam
From Price: £2,499.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 15/05/2024
<img src="n.e.steamtanfield.jpeg" alt="Tanfield Railway"/>
 
North East Steam
From Price: £849.00
Duration: 6 Days
Departure Date: 23/05/2024
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Northern Germany by Steam
From Price: £2,399.00
Duration: 9 Days
Departure Date: 11/07/2024
<img src="nymratgoathlanduk©shutterstock.jpeg" alt="North Yorks Rlwy Goathland"/>
 
Roses Battle By Steam-Settle & Carlisle Line
From Price: £1,099.00
Duration: 8 Days
3 dates available
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Scottish Trilogy - Tayside & Stirling Explorer
From Price: £689.00
Duration: 5 Days
Departure Date: 12/03/2024
<img src="chateau_chillon©shutterstock.jpeg" alt="Chateau Chillion"/>
 
Swiss Glacier Express and the Bernina
From Price: £2,499.00
Duration: 9 Days
3 dates available
<img src="furkarailway©istock.jpeg" alt="Furka Railway"/>
 
Switzerland Steam-Powered Six
From Price: £2,345.00
Duration: 8 Days
2 dates available
<img src="02-zb.jpeg" alt="Zentralbahn - Winter"/>
 
White Pass Swiss Winter Snow Train Adventure
From Price: £1,799.00
Duration: 8 Days
2 dates available
<img src="brunigpasstrain.jpeg" alt="Brunig Train Pass"/>
 
Swiss Rail Rider
From Price: £2,049.00
Duration: 8 Days
2 dates available
<img src="brienzrothornrailway2021-2©brr.jpeg" alt="Brienz Rothorn Railway"/>
 
Swiss Mountain Steam
From Price: £2,939.00
Duration: 9 Days
3 dates available
<img src="laxeywheel2.jpeg" alt="The Laxey Wheel"/>
 
Timeless Isle of Man Adventurer
From Price: £1,140.00
Duration: 8 Days
2 dates available
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Treasures of the Peak District
From Price: £829.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
<img src="dunvegancastle2-skye-shutterstock(2).jpeg" alt="Dunvegan Castle"/>
 
West Coast Arran & Skye Discovery
From Price: £1,619.00
Duration: 8 Days
Departure Date: 24/09/2024
<img src="approachingthesummit.jpeg" alt="Snowdon Railway"/>
 
Wonderful Wales
From Price: £1,085.00
Duration: 6 Days
3 dates available
<img src="breconmountainrailway3.jpeg" alt="Brecon Mountain Railway"/>
 
Welsh Whisky, Mines, Mint & Steam
From Price: £895.00
Duration: 5 Days
2 dates available
<img src="northyorkshirerailwaybetweengoatlandandpickering©shuttersto" alt="North Yorkshire Moors"/>
 
Yorkshire Gold - Steam, Coast & Country
From Price: £1,339.00
Duration: 8 Days
2 dates available
<img src="yorkminsterinthesnowcopyrightvisitenglandve14575.jpeg" alt="York Minster"/>
 
Yuletide Yorkshire
From Price: £545.00
Duration: 4 Days
Departure Date: 21/11/2024

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